Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at 6:32:16 am EDT

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As ample moisture continues to linger, scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist for a majority of the day. Breezes will be southeast to southerly and light to gentle through the afternoon.

Today will bring high temperatures near 90 with heat indices in the mid 100s. Winds will be SE at 5-10 mph (4-9 kts) with partly cloudy conditions and chances of showers and thunderstorms.

Light to Gentle E to SE Breezes. Seas in the Bay/Gulfside: 1 foot or less; Hawk Channel ~1 foot; FL Straits ~1 foot; SE Gulf 1 foot or less. Nearshore/bay waters smooth to light Chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms